Glenbrook station (Metro-North)

The Glenbrook station is a commuter rail stop on the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Glenbrook section of Stamford, Connecticut.

Glenbrook
Glenbrook station's platform, looking north
Location2 Crescent Street, Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates41.0705°N 73.5199°W / 41.0705; -73.5199
Owned byConnDOT[1]
Operated byConnDOT and Metro-North Railroad[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections CT Transit Stamford: 344
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone31
History
Opened1868
Rebuilt1950s, 1972
Passengers
2018415
Rank85 of 124[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Stamford
towards Grand Central
 New Canaan Branch Springdale
towards New Canaan
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Stamford
toward New York
 Main Line Noroton
toward New Haven


Station layout

This station has one four-car-long high-level side platform with two waiting shelters to the east of the track.[3]:25 The platform is situated between the grade crossings of Glenbrook Road to the south and Crescent Street to the north.[4] There are no ticket machines.[5]

The station is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), with some responsibilities delegated to Metro-North.[1] Parking is managed by the city of Stamford.[1][5] CT Transit Stamford provides bus service from the station.[5]

History
The mainline station on an early postcard

Glenbrook was formerly served by two stations – one on the New York–New Haven mainline, and one on the New Canaan Branch. The mainline station, located at Courtland Avenue, was closed in the early 1970s. The station has been unstaffed since January 15, 1972.[6]

In 2007, city officials were considering the idea of building a second train station in the area, possibly at the original mainline station site.[7] In December 2010, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state Bonding Commission was expected to approve $950,000 in financing for a canopy.[8]

References
  1. Office of Rail, Bureau of Public Transportation (January 2007). "New Haven Line Train Station Visual Inspection, Summary Report" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  3. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  4. "Glenbrook Train Station Visual Inspection Report / January 2007" at the Connecticut Department of Transportation Web site
  5. Glenbrook Metro-North station Web page at the Metro-North Railroad Web site, accessed July 4, 2007
  6. "7 County R.R. Stations to Quit Selling Tickets". The Bridgeport Post. January 6, 1972. pp. 1, 16. Retrieved March 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Hughes, C. J. (July 8, 2007). "The Little Town in the City". The New York Times. p. RE9. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  8. Greene, Chandra Johnson, "Rell: State to Invest $950,000 in Canopy for Glenbrook Station" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, article, December 2, 2010, "Stamford Patch" website of AOL Patch.com, retrieved same day
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